Japanese Software Education
National Institute for Educational Policy Research Curriculum Director of Information Study
Toshiharu Kano
Progress towards the Society 5.0 (Creative Society)
Society 1.0
Hunting Society 2.0
Agriculture Society 3.0
Industrial Society 4.0
Information Society 5.0 Creative
Digital
Tranceformation
Imagination & Creativity of diverse peopleProblem Solving
Creation Value
How Japanese Education will change
Course of
Study Textbook Teacher
Student Ministry of
Education Company School
Change once
Every 10 years. Ministry of Education check it.
Teach
according to
the Course
of Study.
There was a big change this time on Software Education
School Type Befor After
Elementary School
Age 6〜12
０％ 100%
Implemented in all subjects
Junior High School
Age 12〜15
100%
Same as right
100% ＋ α
Implemented in Thecnology and Home economics
High School
Age 15〜18
20%
Same as right
100%
Implemented in Information Study
2022 2021 2020
2024 Under Review!
Information studyⅠ as a University Entrance Examination
High School “Information Study Ⅰ ” Ploblem Solving
Analysis
Consider a solution Evaluation
Improvement
Statistically
Statistically Predictingg solution Select the solution
Imagine the goal Reason
Thinking, Deciding
Statistically
Utilizing Statistics for problem finding and solving, and deciding objectively
Discovery
Imprementaion Statistically
Estimate the levels of solution
Expressing Statistically
High School “Information Study Ⅰ ” Information Design
Representation
Logic
Functions
High School “Information Study Ⅰ ” programing
Learn through programming, learn programming, and utilizing programming, so that you can think
(Ex)Rearrangement（Sorting）
Modeling and Simulation Use AI
Computer Graphics
High School “Information Study Ⅰ ” Network and Utilizing data
Network design
y = 0.2073x - 9.1461
22 22.523 23.524 24.525 25.5 26 26.5 27 27.5
150 155 160 165 170 175
靴 の サ イ ズ
身長(cm)
⾝⻑と靴のサイズの関係
(cm)
Statistics-simple regression Statistics
Test for
comperison
High School “Information Study Ⅱ ” Advanced elective subjects
• Data Science
• Data Analysis→Modeling→Prediction
→Machine Learning→AI
• System Programing
• Desingning system→Dividing→Cording→Integration
• Total Management
• Inquire→Utilize→New Value
High School Preparation
• Training materials (made by Ministry of Education)
• Training by local government
• Use Training materials(Book,Video,Data,Code,other)
• Other
• Coorporation of Academic Society, Company and NPO
About AI
• Elementary School and Junior HIgh
• AI Equipped robot for example Pepper
• Think about the relationship between AI and people
• High School(Information Study Ⅰ )
• Understanding the characteristics of AI
• Use API on programming
• High School(Information Study Ⅱ )
• Consider the world changed by AI
• Consider the ability required of people in that world
• Learn Data Science and Machine Learning
Play
Use
Learn
Integrated Science, Technology and Innovation Conference
Literacy education
Long-term efforts at each stage, from elementary school students to working adults, to establish “mathematical / data science” as the “reading, writing, and abacus” of the digital society
Utilization of certification systems and qualifications
Elementary and junior high school
high school
University entrance examination
University / Technical College
Society
Increased interest in science
NowUnder Review All high school
students learn basic literacy
Expand adoption of “Information I”
Mastering basic data science and AI
Acquisition of AI utilization skills
Utilization for employment and treatment
Long-term efforts for primary / secondary education, higher education, and recurrent education
Establishing a system to ensure the quality of human resources according
to the necessary qualities and skills
• Regression
• Classification
• Clustering
Machine learning
「Initiation of Programing Thinking（First Edition）」
Finding Problem
Realizing and Implementing under the objective (Learning Tasks)
Finding Problem Computational Thinking
(Programing)
Analyze the process and dividing into
the parts
Set the command
(signal) depending on
the part
Combinati
ons Solutions
Continuous and extensional
Improvements through trials and errors
Learned knowledge and skills
Developmental Levels
Programing Thinking cultivated through
the repetitions